# Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.09: SHALL SEIZE ACCUSED AND PROPERTY

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.09
- **Heading:** SHALL SEIZE ACCUSED AND PROPERTY
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18 / Section 18.09

## Text

When the property which the officer is directed to search for and seize is found he shall take possession of the same and carry it before the magistrate. He shall also arrest any person whom he is directed to arrest by the warrant and immediately take such person before the magistrate. For purposes of this chapter, "seizure," in the context of property, means the restraint of property, whether by physical force or by a display of an officer's authority, and includes the collection of property or the act of taking possession of property.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.01 § 18.01. SEARCH WARRANT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.01.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.02 § 18.02. GROUNDS FOR ISSUANCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.02.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.03 § 18.03. SEARCH WARRANT MAY ORDER ARREST.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.03.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.04 § 18.04. CONTENTS OF WARRANT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.04.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.05 § 18.05. WARRANTS FOR FIRE, HEALTH, AND CODE INSPECTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.05.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.06 § 18.06. EXECUTION OF WARRANTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.06.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.07 § 18.07. DAYS ALLOWED FOR WARRANT TO RUN.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.07.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.08 § 18.08. POWER OF OFFICER EXECUTING WARRANT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.08.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.09 § 18.09. SHALL SEIZE ACCUSED AND PROPERTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.09.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.10 § 18.10. HOW RETURN MADE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.10.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.011 § 18.011. SEALING OF AFFIDAVIT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.011.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.11 § 18.11. CUSTODY OF PROPERTY FOUND.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.11.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.12 § 18.12. MAGISTRATE SHALL INVESTIGATE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.12.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.13 § 18.13. SHALL DISCHARGE DEFENDANT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.13.md)

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